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Two ways to
Get to Bellona Island
By Sea (Boat)
A trip to Bellona on a boat is not recommended to
foreigners who want to visit Bellona Island. The sea between
Bellona and Guadalcanal Islands is extremely dangerous,
especially during hurricane season (toward the end of the
year).
It takes 18 to 24 hours to reach Bellona Island by
boat from the capital of Solomon Islands, Honiara. The MV
Renbel's office is located on the second floor of the NPF
Plaza, downtown Point Cruz.
 By Air (Twin Otter: Solomon
Airline)
The
recommended and fastest way to reach Bellona Island is by
Plane. The Solomon Islands Airline's Twin Otter flies to
Bellona Island twice a week (Sunday and Thursday).
The
flight usually takes 40 minutes or less to reach Bellona
Island, but it may be longer if the weather is
bad.
The
Solomon Islands airline office is located in downtown Point
Cruz and its open on weekdays. The fare to Bellona is $900+
SBD ($1800 round-trip). You can also visit the
airline's
website .
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Time to Visit Tips
Good time to Visit. The best time to visit Bellona Island is
on Christmas. Usually, Bellonese people residing in
Honiara and others living overseas travel back to Bellona
on Christmas day where they celebrate in
true Bellonese spirit. There are lots of games and lots
of fun. Take a lot of photos and
send them to your friends.
Solomon Islands Airlines.The Solomon Islands
Airline had recently published a website that enables
travelers to do their bookings online. This website includes
international travels and domestic. You will be able to use
your credit card to do your bookings
.
 read more
 Solomon Airlines office,
Point Cruz. You can also stop by their main office in
downtown Point Cruz and book a ticket to Bellona. Toward
the end of the year, flights to Rennell and Bellona are
always fully booked. So it is wise to do you bookings ahead
of time.
 Check MV
Renbel's schedule if you
plan on taking heavy equipments or cargo to Bellona Island.
Their office is on the second floor of the NPF
plaza. Their schedule to Renbel is quite flexible and sometimes you their
schedule is posted in public boards.
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Cheryl Parkes, on September 3, 2009. You're welcome. I'm glad you've enjoyed them (photos she uploaded to Panoramio and google earth. Scanned photos, may have taken in the 90s). I love your island. I've been there twice.
